Group:
hypertext
Group:
user interface for hypertext
Topic:
browsing with a user interface
Topic:
decomposition of a system into levels
Topic:
hierarchical structures
Topic:
hierarchical structures in hypertext
Topic:
hypertext browser
Topic:
hypertext nodes made of names
Topic:
structured editors
Topic:
using hypertext for cooperative work
Topic:
word processing
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Summary
An outline presents the hierarchical structure of a paper or document. School children learn to write an outline before writing a paper.
A technical document can be developed and presented as an outline. An outline processor makes it easy to collapse and expand levels of the outline. An outline view is helpful for document navigation. (cbb 11/07)
Subtopic: outline processor 
| Quote: each document can be a hierarchy of parts which is read at any level; e.g., the opening sentences of paragraphs [»dennPJ3_1982]
| | Quote: Augment is like an outline processor with cross-linking and path saving [»trigRH1_1986]
| | Quote: readers construct hierarchical representations and remember top levels [»charD11_1987]
| | Quote: NLS files were a hierarchy of statements with reference links within or between files [»conkJ9_1987]
| | Quote: chapter hierarchy for subtree display suppression, selection, and inheritance of links [»feinS3_1988]
| | Quote: Guide expands or contracts buttons until document tailored to reader's needs [»browPJ11_1987]
| | Quote: each document can be a hierarchy of parts which is read at any level; e.g., the opening sentences of paragraphs [»dennPJ3_1982]
| | Quote: the 'skeleton' for a KMS database is a multi-level hierarchy [»akscRM7_1988a]
| | Quote: outline fold/unfold is MUCH's basic overview paradigm; indicates counts for index terms, dates, or authors [»radaR3_1993]
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Subtopic: drill-down
| Quote: selecting an item in Smalltalk caused a nested window to appear; additional levels were easily accessed [»morgC8_1981]
| | Quote: Guide users view a single scroll with sections expanded as desired [»browPJ11_1987]
| | Quote: 'show overview' displays next and previous levels of the table of contents; helps to determine relevance [»walkJH11_1987]
| | Quote: Z can explode a paragraph into its individual sentences for easy editing [»woodSR6_1981]
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Subtopic: cooperative development
| Quote: cooperative development of a document needs an outline to separate concepts for discussion [»loweDG8_1985]
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Subtopic: indentation
| Quote: Z can elide statements which are indented too far; like an outline [»woodSR6_1981]
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Subtopic: problems with outlines
Quote: can break up information into short phrases in an outline; but loses flow, legibility and tutorial of normal writing
[»loweDG8_1985]
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Related Topics
Group: hypertext (44 topics, 786 quotes)
Group: user interface for hypertext (5 topics, 110 quotes)
Topic: browsing with a user interface (14 items)
Topic: decomposition of a system into levels (49 items)
Topic: hierarchical structures (14 items)
Topic: hierarchical structures in hypertext (19 items)
Topic: hypertext browser (23 items)
Topic: hypertext nodes made of names (13 items)
Topic: structured editors (35 items)
Topic: using hypertext for cooperative work (9 items)
Topic: word processing
(13 items)
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